Why did Lily stop talking to Snape?

Snape calls Lily a Mudblood, Lily tells James that she would never date him because he's an egotistical jerk. Later, Snape tries to apologize for calling Lily a Mudblood, but she's not interested; she ends their friendship due to his association with Death Eaters.
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Why did Severus and Lily stop being friends?

Occlumency. In his fifth year, Harry entered Severus Snape's memory of being bullied by James and Sirius via the use of Pensieve, and saw his mother standing up for Snape. He also witnessed Snape calling Lily a Mudblood, which instigated the end of their friendship. This was considered Snape's worst memory.
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Did Lily care about Snape?

As much as people romanticize Snape's infatuation with Lily, the fact that she did not love him back—at least in a romantic fashion—seems to go ignored by many fans of the series. The fact that Lily only ever saw Snape as a friend reveals a lot about his refusal to respect her boundaries.
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Why was Lily mad at Snape?

They bonded over their ability to do magic. Simply because Lily was kind to him, he became obsessive and delusional. He believed that Lily Potter wanted more from him and in their relationship. When Lily tried to stand up to James Potter while he was bullying Snape, Snape lost his temper and called Lily a mudblood.
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Was Snape's Patronus a doe because he loved Lily?

And in his final battle with Lord Voldemort, Harry explained the significance of this to his adversary, and to us: 'Snape's Patronus was a doe,' said Harry, 'the same as my mother's, because he loved her for nearly all of his life, from the time when they were children'.
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What is Ginny's Patronus?

Coincidentally, the Patronus of Harry's future wife, Ginny, was a horse. James Potter's Patronus was the same form as his Animagus.
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Why did Sirius and Lily have the same Patronus?

What is this? Snape was most likely aware that Lily's Patronus was in fact a doe. Snape loved Lily Potter with all his heart for all his life. These deep, unchanging, and all-consuming feelings caused Severus Snape's Patronus to take on the exact same form as Lily Potter's Patronus.
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Would Lily have forgiven Snape?

Lily Potter would have forgiven Snape, she would not have forgiven Petunia. Like Harry, Lily has an incredible ability to love and to forgive. Snape is (as we've seen from countless posts on this sub the last few days) a bullying, petulant, yet unmistakably compelling character.
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Why did Lily not forgive Snape?

Lily ended up hating Snape for what he did at school, his obsession with the Dark Arts and his friends. Snape didn't like Harry, he hated Harry because he was split image of his father, James.
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Who loved Lily more Snape or James?

Probably Severus, but really, it is hard to quantify. It also doesn't really matter; Lily loved James more and that's ultimately why the paths between the three diverged.
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Why did Dumbledore say Lily when Snape cast his Patronus?

Severus Snape's Patronus was also a doe, which symbolized his love for Lily. Snape uses his doe Patronus to show Dumbledore that he never fell out of love with Lily, his childhood best friend. Warner Bros.
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Why did Voldemort call Lily a Muggle?

Lily was a Muggle born witch just like Hermione. And because of Voldi's issues with Muggle-borns he believed that it was an insult to point it to Harry, that he is not Pure-blood (not that Voldemort was, but his mind was twisted, anyways).
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What if Lily chose Snape?

If Lily had chosen Severus, she wouldn't have defied and escaped Lord Voldemort(thrice), then Voldemort would have been left with one choice... Neville Longbottom, the child of parents who have defied Lord Voldemort thrice and who was born on closing day of July, and have the powers which Voldy had not...
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Would Lily have married Snape?

Obviously Lily ultimately chose James Potter over Severus Snape, and Lily and James got married and had their only child, Harry Potter. But Lily could have just as easily made another choice, and despite some of Snape's more obvious negative qualities she certainly did have strong feelings for him as well.
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Why did James Potter bully Snape?

James and Snape had a strong rivalry throughout their time at Hogwarts. To Remus and Sirius, the reason this rivalry began was due to Snape's jealousy over James' talent at Quidditch and his popularity, as well as Snape's interest in the Dark Arts, which James despised.
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Why does Bellatrix call Harry a half blood?

Harry is a half-blood, like the half-blood prince, because his mother was a muggleborn (aka a mud-blood). In the wizarding world there are: purebloods: those with wizard parents and grandparents. muggleborns: those with muggle parents and grandparents.
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Did Voldemort know Snape was a spy?

Voldemort in turn knew the first half of the prophecy from Snape. He knew from his own knowledge of the wizarding world and his spies (presumably) that the prophecy could refer to either the Potters or the Longbottoms, and he knew from Snape that Dumbledore knew this too (if not more).
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Was Lily Potter an Animagus?

James Potter

James's Animagus form was that of a stag, which earned him his nickname, Prongs. Strikingly, Harry's Patronus was a stag and his mother Lily's was a doe, a female deer, showing that the family's characters were in harmony and formed part of the same animal group.
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Did Snape love Harry?

Snape according to J.K. Rowling did have some affections towards harry if it was as strong as love we do not know, but he did start protecting harry only for lily's sake but by the end truly came to like and admire harry.
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How many times did Snape save Harry?

okay now I have speak enough here is: 25 times Severus Snape has 'saved' Harry Potter. 1. Snape is the only one who doesn't fall for the diversion (the troll) and follows Quirrel to the third floor.
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Why did Snape become a Death Eater?

This put his friendship with Lily, a Muggle-born, under great strain until it was eventually broken in their fifth year. In a misguided attempt to win back Lily's affections, Snape joined the Death Eaters along with a group of his fellow Slytherins.
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What is Hermione's Patronus?

Otter (Hermione Granger)

Hermione's talent with a wand was clear from her earliest lessons – swish and flick, it's all in the wrist. Her Patronus, the otter, is a clever and dexterous animal; some have even been known to juggle small rocks.
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How did Harry survive Avada Kedavra in the forest?

Voldemort intentionally made six Horcruxes, but when he used Avada Kedavra on Harry, he unintentionally created a seventh Horcrux. Instead of dying, Lily's love for Harry created a counter 'curse' known as Sacrificial Protection and saved Harry.
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What does it mean when Snape says always?

Snape's summoning of the silver doe Patronus (the same Patronus as Lily Potter) is a symbol and a testament to Snape's unconditional love for and loyalty to Harry's mother. What is this? 'Always' tells both Dumbledore and the reader that everything Snape had done and will do is in the name of his love for Lily Potter.
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